Oh My GOSH! Someone REALLY Goofed up!!!

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  1. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Wow, some dope at the mint in Rome REALLY blew it!
    Where was the Quality Control?
    Where was the pride in their work?
    What the heck; how could a Mint Official let this GO???
    There were supposed to be THREE Moneyers RESPONSIBLE for the proper mintage of the Res Publica argentum!!!

    I mean that this is a radical departure from conventional denarii with a januform dioscuri on the obverse instead the normal head of Roma... However, this denarius was SUPPOSED to commemorate the Roman victories over the Allobroges and Arverni in Gaul 121 BCE by Cn Domitius Ahenobarbus and Q. Fabius Maximus (Allobrogicus)

    Lucky them and LUCKY me, I was able to pull this FAULTY DOUBLE-STRUCK coin out of circulation so none of the Moneyers would be shamed!

    See what I got?
    upload_2015-10-14_16-13-36.png upload_2015-10-14_16-14-2.png
    Roman Republic
    AR Denarius - DOUBLE STRIKE
    M Furius L F Philus 119 BCE
    19.5mm, 3.9g
    OBV: M FOVRI L F, laurael head of Janus
    REV: Roma standing l, crowning trophy with carnyx and shield on each side, star above Roma, ROMA to r, PHILI (PHI) in monogram in ex.
    Crawford 281/1; Sear 156... But, NO! They don't list THIS double-strike aberration!


    My Quality Control Engineers spent a lot of time reviewing the mistake and did some detailed comparisons to prove out this anomaly...
    upload_2015-10-14_16-10-25.png

    This is what should be more of the standard:
    upload_2015-10-14_16-11-6.png upload_2015-10-14_16-11-40.png
    Roman Republic
    AR Denarius - hmmm...more normal...
    M Furius L F Philus 119 BCE
    17.2mm, 3.4g
    OBV: M FOVRI L F, laurael head of Janus
    REV: Roma standing l, crowning trophy with carnyx and shield on each side, star above Roma, ROMA to r, PHILI (PHI) in monogram in ex.
     
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    Alegandron, Oct 14, 2015
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  3. Aidan_()

    Aidan_() Numismatic Contributor

    :wideyed: Wow, that thing is awesome!
     
    Aidan_(), Oct 14, 2015
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  4. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    What a hot mess! Fabulous :)
     
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  5. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Nice! When you get a double strike you really get a double strike.
     
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  6. Stephan77

    Stephan77 Well-Known Member

    Has the time frame to return the item for a refund or replacement expired? ;)
     
    Stephan77, Oct 14, 2015
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  7. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Sounds like my ex-wife, but let's not go there.
     
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  8. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    That dope was most likely fed to the lions! :hungry:
     
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  9. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Folks, this is an AWESOME piece! I snapped at it when I saw it! I have been very lucky snagging a WHOLE bunch of great coins in the last month! Been fun.

    OH! Me RUDE! Please post any cool mistake ancient coins...
     
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  10. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    I love error threads. Unfortunately I'm at work, so I'll chime in with some of my favorites later tonight.
     
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  11. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    I am REALLY looking forward to that! I have always liked errors, but Ancient Errors are just COOL!!!
     
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  12. ken454

    ken454 Well-Known Member

    very cool coin! sorry but my only double struck is from a few centuries later.....:rolleyes:

    edit: oops my goof up, meant "millennium" not centuries...:oops:
     
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  13. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Post it! :)
     
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  14. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    The OP coin looks like an average byzantine piece. :)
     
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  15. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    A very interesting piece.
     
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    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    OMG!!! LOL, I must have goofed up! Must be from Aethelrickard the Zero, Lost Byzantine Emperor from Jan 2-3, 1122 AD...
     
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    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    You know, when you think about modern-era machines mindlessly making mistakes, you can kinda understand QC problems. But to hand-strike an error... LOL, someone was REALLY asleep at the wheel! Some mindless worker tired, or goofng around... "OH CRAP!" and "Oh well, who cares...ain't MY money!!!" :) Then, he quickly tosses it into the pile...
     
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  18. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Yes, exactly that. But it's actually surprising how FEW ancient coins have errors, given the inexact nature of the minting process.
     
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    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    HEY! This little COIN just fell out of the daughter-baby-machine today at 3:22 PM CST, my 4th GrandChild... Penelope Sue
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    Alegandron, Oct 14, 2015
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    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    I agree: That is why when I saw it...IT WAS MINE!!!
     
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  21. Jwt708

    Jwt708 Well-Known Member

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    (Cool coin too!)
     
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